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BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD INJURY Brought to you by our Injury Prevention Partners 01/14 BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD INJURY This Book Belongs to: Name Grade Teacher 2020 Peachtree Road NW Atlanta, GA 30309 shepherd.org Brain and Spinal Cord Injury: Anatomy, Careers, and Injury Prevention shepherd.org Student Workbook 01/14 BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD INJURY Developed by the Injury Prevention Program at Shepherd Center in collaboration with Cobb County (Ga.) Public Schools. Brought to you by our Injury Prevention Partners Shepherd Center, located in Atlanta, Ga., is a private, not-for-profit hospital specializing in medical treatment, research and rehabilitation for people with spinal cord injury or brain injury. Founded in 1975, Shepherd Center is ranked by U.S. News & World Report among the top 10 rehabilitation hospitals in the nation and is a 152-bed facility. For more information, visit Shepherd Center online at shepherd.org. Copyright © 2014 by Shepherd Center All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any format without prior permission from Shepherd Center. 2020 Peachtree Road NW Atlanta, GA 30309 shepherd.org Brain and Spinal Cord Injury: Anatomy, Careers, and Injury Prevention shepherd.org Student Workbook 01/14 Dear Students, You are about to embark on a fascinating and sometimes emotional journey to learn about what life is like for young people and their families Note About Your Workbook: after they have a brain or spinal cord injury. Every year, thousands of teens are injured doing things This curriculum provides valuable that seem perfectly normal – diving into a pool, information about traumatic injury riding in a car, riding a bicycle. But these activi- that you are unlikely to encounter ties can be very risky depending on the circum- elsewhere during your education. stances. Shepherd Center, a rehabilitation hospital This workbook compiles this informa- in Atlanta, GA, serves many of these injured young tion in a single source that you can people year after year. In October 2010, we brought reference and share with others. together all of the patients who had been injured diving that summer. We asked them what might While you are studying brain and have prevented their injuries. Many of them said spinal cord injury, share the lessons that if they had known how serious the injuries are, and activities with your siblings, how life altering the consequences can be, they parents, and friends. At the end of might have behaved differently. We have made it your study, keep the workbook as our mission to bring this information to you, so you a traumatic injury reference and an have that understanding and can make better, safer injury prevention reminder. choices. We don’t want you to stop living or doing things you love. We just want you to think before you act and minimize your risk. If we can stop just one person from being hurt, then all the hours and all the work that went into this curriculum will be worth it. But our true hope is that none of you will ever have to experience a brain or a spinal cord injury. We hope you enjoy what you’re going to learn and that you will pass on these important lessons to your friends and family. Sincerely, The Staff of Shepherd Center Brain and Spinal Cord Injury: Anatomy, Careers, and Injury Prevention shepherd.org Student Workbook 01/14 LESSON 1 1 LESSON 6 51 The Reality of Accidents: The Rehabilitation Experience Traumatic Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Life in Rehab - Predictions 52 Truth or Fiction 2 A Letter from Caylee’s Mom 53 A Letter from Trey’s Mom 54 LESSON 2 3 A Letter from Maya’s Dad 55 A Letter from Kendrick 56 Get in the Know About Anatomy A Letter from Rico 57 A Tragic Accident 4 A Letter from Morgan 58 Brain and Spinal Cord Terminology 5 A Letter from Levi 59 Brain Anatomy 6 A Letter from Jared 60 Spinal Cord Anatomy 8 Task 10: The Rehabilitation Experience 61 Task 1: Know Your Spine 11 Sip and Puff - Wheelchair Technology 65 Task 2: Know Your Brain 13 Task 3: Know Your Anatomy 14 LESSON 7 67 Terminology Return to Daily Living Spinal Cord and Brain Anatomy Terms 15 Magic Square What My Mom Did for Me 68 Task 11: Costs of Daily Living - Caylee 69 LESSON 3 17 Task 11: Costs of Daily Living - Trey 70 Task 11: Costs of Daily Living - Maya 71 Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Task 11: Costs of Daily Living - Kendrick 72 and Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Task 11: Costs of Daily Living - Rico 73 Introduction to Traumatic Brain Injury 18 Task 11: Costs of Daily Living - Morgan 74 Task 4: Know How Doctors Talk About 21 Task 11: Costs of Daily Living - Levi 75 Traumatic Brain Injury Task 11: Costs of Daily Living - Jared 76 Introduction to Spinal Cord Injury 23 Task 5: Know How Doctors Talk About 29 LESSON 8 77 Spinal Cord Injury Traumatic Injury Exhibition LESSON 4 31 Traumatic Injury Exibition Rating 78 Disability Etiquette Guidelines - 79 TBI and SCi Case Studies: Get It Right In the Trauma Center Task 12: Getting It Right - 80 Caylee’s Story - TBI Case Study 32 Disability Etiquette Trey’s Story - TBI Case Study 33 Maya’s Story - TBI Case Study 34 LESSON 9 81 Kendrick’s Story - SCI Case Study 35 “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” - Rico’s Story - SCI Case Study 36 Being an Injury Prevention Advocate Morgan’s Story - SCI Case Study 37 Levi’s Story - SCI Case Study 38 Task 13: Being an Injury Prevention 82 Jared’s Story - SCI Case Study 39 Advocate Tasks 6-8: Traumatic Brain Injury 40 Advocacy Skit Rating 84 Tasks 6-8: Spinal Cord Injury 42 Traumatic Injury Sequence of Events 44 LESSON 10 85 LESSON 5 45 Promoting Injury Prevention In the Community Treating SCI and TBI - The Rehabilitation Team and Medical Careers Task 14: Creating An Injury Prevention 86 Poster Meet Some of the Rehabilitation Team 46 Task 9: Rehabilitation Medical Careers 49 Brain and Spinal Cord Injury: Anatomy, Careers, and Injury Prevention shepherd.org Student Workbook 01/14 The Reality of Accidents: LESSON 1 Traumatic Spinal Cord and Brain Injury What You Will Do • Hear the story of two teens who experienced traumatic injuries. • Brainstorm about traumatic injury and prevention. Why It’s Important • Traumatic injuries occur unexpectedly. • They can happen to anyone. • They often involved risky behavior. • They can often be prevented. Brain and Spinal Cord Injury: Anatomy, Careers, and Injury Prevention Lesson 1 - The Reality of Accidents 1 shepherd.org Student Workbook Truth or Fiction Student Activity Read the following statements and indicate whether they are true or false by circling T or F. 1. TALKING ON THE PHONE WHILE DRIVING is the cause of 25% OF ALL MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS. T or F 2. 2 MILLION HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES ARE INJURED YEARLY. T or F 3. EVERY 41 MINUTES a person in the US sustains a SPINAL CORD INJURY. T or F 4. EVERY FIVE MINUTES SOMEONE will become PERMANANTLY DISABLED due to BRAIN INJURY. T or F 5. PEOPLE WHO TEXT WHILE DRIVING ARE 23% MORE LIKELY TO GET INTO A CAR ACCIDENT. T or F 6. SIX OUT OF EVERY TEN SKATEBOARD INJURIES occur among CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 16. T or F 7. MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES are the leading cause of DEATH for U.S. TEENS. T or F Brain and Spinal Cord Injury: 2 Lesson 1 - The Reality of Accidents Anatomy, Careers, and Injury Prevention Student Workbook shepherd.org 01/14 LESSON 2 Get in the Know About Anatomy What You Will Do • Learn about the anatomy of the brain and spinal cord. • Understand terminology used to describe the brain and spinal cord. Why It’s Important • The brain and spinal cord comprise the body’s complex nervous system. • They work together to help humans function. • The brain and spinal cord have many parts that are vulnerable to traumatic injury. Brain and Spinal Cord Injury: Anatomy, Careers, and Injury Prevention Lesson 2 - Get in the Know About Anatomy 3 shepherd.org Student Workbook A Tragic Accident Student Activity One of the teens in your neighborhood has been seriously injured in a traumatic accident. Doctors say this teen may have a spinal cord and/or brain injury. Until testing and examination occur, you don’t know which injury your neighbor has suffered. You are not sure what spinal cord injuries and brain injuries involve, so you decide to discover what they are and what such injuries mean for this teen’s future. Think about this situation. Write down three things you think you will need to know to understand this teen’s condition. 1. 2. 3. Brain and Spinal Cord Injury: 4 Lesson 2 - Get in the Know About Anatomy Anatomy, Careers, and Injury Prevention Student Workbook shepherd.org Brain and Spinal Cord Terminology Thoracic Section Left Hemisphere Occipital Lobe Brain Stem Vertebrae Cervical Section Nerves Spinal Cord Lumbar Section Sacral Section Right Hemisphere Temporal Lobe Frontal Lobe Parietal Lobe Central Nervous Cerebellum System Brain and Spinal Cord Injury: Anatomy, Careers, and Injury Prevention Lesson 2 - Get in the Know About Anatomy 5 shepherd.org Student Workbook Brain Anatomy Brain Hemispheres The Brain is divided into two halves working together to command feelings, thoughts, and behaviors. Left Hemisphere Controls Movement of Right Side of Body Reasoning Speaking Writing Number Skills Right Hemisphere Controls Movement of Left Side of Body Insight Imagination Music/Art Skills Awareness of Three Dimensions Brain and Spinal Cord Injury: 6 Lesson 2 - Get in the Know About Anatomy Anatomy, Careers, and Injury Prevention Student Workbook shepherd.org Brain Anatomy Brain Lobes and Functions Each hemisphere of the brain is divided into smaller sections called LOBES.